title: A qualitative study of attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana by means of a qualitative analysis of open-ended questions about causes of suicide and how suicide best can be prevented. The students mainly saw the causes as intra-personal and almost all of them believed that suicide can be prevented. The results indicated a huge impact of religion on the attitudes toward suicide as well as some lack of distinction between their religious and professional roles and responsibilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Birthe.Loa.Knizek@svt.ntnu.no
authors.forename: Birthe Loa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Knizek
authors.forename: Charity Sylvia
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Akotia
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hjelmeland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention